The U.S. Justice Department says North Korean hackers stole more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over 18 months through the “FaceStealer” scheme. It uses secretly recorded webcam footage and deepfakes of trusted figures to deceive victims during video calls. Attackers then install malware that can drain wallets or provide access to other systems, sometimes after waiting months or more than a year. The FBI seized more than 900 webcam recordings of victims as hackers increasingly target open-source software developers to enable supply-chain attacks. Separately, the DOJ obtained authorization to seize or restrain more than $1.2 billion tied to the Binance hack, part of the $6.4 billion stolen and more than $2.7 billion frozen.
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